Red Oak typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Midlothian proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Red Oak Hawks. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Midlothian never let Red Oak on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-23.
Midlothian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.8% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 39%.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season. As for Red Oak, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-17.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Midlothian Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Midlothian sitting on 12 straight wins and Midlothian Heritage on six. As for Red Oak, they will challenge Terrell at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is facing Terrell at the right time seeing as Terrell is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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